I'm suddenly reminded of my early career days when the “final” steps in the publishing process still involved red pens, proofreading marks, deciphering tiny, near-illegible scrawls in margins, resolving conflicting edits between departments and finally hyper-focusing to get the job done as deadline drew near. Sometimes the editorial process is messy and requires us to practice diplomacy (and at times, a little tough love). But association publishing is a team effort, and to this day, there still is no better feeling than getting a finished product out the door. #editing #writing #editorial #associations
Obama speechwriter (2009-17) | Author of the bestseller SAY IT WELL: Find Your Voice, Speak Your Mind, Inspire Any Audience | Adjunct Professor of Speechwriting at American University | Global Voices Communications |
Friendly reminder to our colleagues—this is why we can’t take all your edits. Signed, Comms teams, copyeditors, speechwriters, and story producers everywhere
I love this! It truly drives the message home.
Love this! So true.
Yes! That’s hilarious
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